Contact emailsdandra...@google.com Explainerhttps://github.com/dandrader/web-smart-card/blob/main/README.md
Summary Enables smart card (PC/SC) applications to move to the Web platform. It gives them access to the PC/SC implementation (and card reader drivers) available in the host OS. Blink componentBlink <https://bugs.chromium.org/p/chromium/issues/list?q=component:Blink> Motivation While there are other APIs that provide the right level of abstraction and security properties for identity on the Web, such as WebAuthn, there are domain-specific functions which can't be captured by such higher-level APIs. A remote access (aka "remote desktop") web app letting the remote machine access the host's card reader as if it were directly connected to it. Enabling PC/SC applications on that remote machine to work without modification, unaware that the card reader is not local. A web-based kiosk could read even simple RFID badges via PC/SC and then display relevant information on a screen. It's also not uncommon for such readers to need control commands to put them into the proper state for reading the particular type of card the application supports. Initial public proposalhttps://github.com/WICG/proposals/issues/64 TAG review statusPending Risks Interoperability and Compatibility *Gecko*: No signal *WebKit*: No signal *Web developers*: No signals *Other signals*: PC/SC developers. Generally positive. (see e-mail thread <http://lists.infradead.org/pipermail/pcsclite-muscle/2022-August/001282.html> ) WebView application risks *Does this intent deprecate or change behavior of existing APIs, such that it has potentially high risk for Android WebView-based applications?* No Debuggability Is this feature fully tested by web-platform-tests <https://chromium.googlesource.com/chromium/src/+/main/docs/testing/web_platform_tests.md> ?No Flag nameSmartCard Requires code in //chrome?Yes. Similarly to other device APIs like WebHID and WebUSB. Estimated milestones No milestones specified Link to entry on the Chrome Platform Status https://chromestatus.com/feature/6411735804674048 This intent message was generated by Chrome Platform Status <https://chromestatus.com/>. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "blink-dev" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to blink-dev+unsubscr...@chromium.org. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/a/chromium.org/d/msgid/blink-dev/CA%2BenBd9j9Ucy-BKqfQSk9hZxVG6-qm4H6X3%3DxT9U86KpiOpKeA%40mail.gmail.com.